Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 940 - 940 0566 How Could I Forget_1

Chapter 940: Chapter 0566: How Could I Forget_1 Chapter 940: Chapter 0566: How Could I Forget_1 Chapter 0566 How Could I Forget

After hearing Qi Tian’s analysis, Gao Jinmei and Xia Xiaoming were both wide-eyed with excitement. In their opinion, if the Imperial Family Secret Territory held any secrets, they would undoubtedly be found with the emperors of the Great Zhao Nation who had abdicated their thrones over the generations. By finding these former emperors, it might be possible to uncover the secret of the Imperial Family Secret Territory. However, while their attention was still fixated on this, Qi Tian had already gone a step further. Using maps that one could easily acquire outside, he managed to deduce what was very likely the core secret of the Imperial Family Secret Territory.

Both Gao Jinmei and Xia Xiaoming found Qi Tian’s analysis quite convincing. After all, it didn’t deviate from reality and was based on various situations they actually encountered. It could be said to be very down-to-earth.

“Master, according to your analysis, should our next step focus primarily on the area you marked?” Gao Jinmei stretched out her hand and, imitating Qi Tian, tapped the circle he had drawn on the map.

Qi Tian said, “This is definitely a place we must investigate, but the most pressing issue is to subtly inquire about the circumstances. What we first need to figure out is whether this location is a forbidden area of the Imperial Family Secret Territory. Don’t forget our experience on Refining God Island, where we encountered the Wolf Teeth Knife that even Zhao Haiying greatly feared, along with a Defensive Array that could withstand a full-force strike from a Half-step Nascent Soul. Refining God Island is merely an extension of the Imperial Family Secret Territory. If the Refining God Sect could use these items, there’s no reason why they wouldn’t exist in the Imperial Secret Territory. If our conjecture is correct and the place inside the circle is tied to the core secrets of the Imperial Secret Territory, then there is no reason for the royal family not to give it enough attention. I’m afraid that there would be the most stringent defenses within the Imperial Secret Territory, and we must be mentally prepared for that in advance.”

Gao Jinmei and Xia Xiaoming nodded their agreement. On this matter, they indeed needed to be careful and cautious. Together with Qi Tian, none of them were invincible within the Imperial Family Secret Territory; even if they joined forces, they were still far from unbeatable. Under such circumstances, it would be tantamount to courting death if they were not careful.

Afterward, Qi Tian quickly assigned tasks to Gao Jinmei and Xia Xiaoming, mainly revolving around his discovery. Their first task was to find a way to verify the correctness of Qi Tian’s ideas. The likelihood was small, but still possible, and they had to be confirmed before they could proceed further with the matter.

These trivial tasks naturally didn’t require Qi Tian’s personal attention. Due to her experience as an assassin, Gao Jinmei was entrusted with the main task by Qi Tian, with Xia Xiaoming serving as her assistant.

Neither Gao Jinmei nor Xia Xiaoming wasted any time. After receiving their tasks from Qi Tian, they sprang into action.

Qi Tian sat alone in his residence, devising his plan. Within the Imperial Family Secret Territory, he had no relatives or anyone to rely upon, so he had to consider every possible complexity that might arise to prevent fatal oversights in his strategy.

However, Qi Tian soon discovered a very serious problem. He had been in the Imperial Family Secret Territory for quite some time and had experienced many things, but there was one thing he had never encountered: he had not heard any news of outsiders, which was extremely abnormal.

The so-called outsiders were like Qi Tian, cultivators who came in from the outside. Qi Tian was not the only one who had entered; just his party alone consisted of several people. In addition, there were more than a dozen members of the Eight Pill Alliance, as well as a group of loose cultivators who had come from Wanjie City, with Xia Xiaoming being one of them.

Logically speaking, with so many outsiders breaking in at once, it would be difficult not to cause ripples in the Imperial Family Secret Territory. After all, each of the incoming people was a Gold Core Realm expert, and even though Qi Tian himself also possessed strength comparable to a Gold Core Realm expert, the Imperial Secret Territory was not so vast that such remarkable individuals, like Flood Dragons entering the sea, could hide without being seen by anyone in the Imperial Secret Territory. Especially since the Imperial Secret Territory strictly monitored the movement of personnel, and these outsiders, lacking legal identities and unaware of the various rules of the Imperial Secret Territory, could easily expose themselves.

Of course, avoiding exposure could also be attributed to each of the intruders into the Imperial Secret Territory being exceptionally careful and none being careless with success, with each person being fortunate enough.

Such a scenario was extremely unlikely, perhaps even less than one in ten thousand, but what if the actual situation was such? Therefore, this was not what unsettled Qi Tian. The reason for Qi Tian’s unease was simple, and again, it was related to the Refining God Sect.

Qi Tian and his group had inflicted significant harm on the Refining God Sect. In particular, the Sect Leader Wang Dongming had almost died at Qi Tian’s hands, and his hatred for Qi Tian was irreconcilable. Moreover, Wang Dongming had personally witnessed dozens of Gold Core Realm experts from the Eight Pill Alliance attempting to force their way into the Imperial Secret Territory. Arriving before others, and with an exceptional familiarity with the pathways of the Imperial Secret Territory, Wang Dongming wouldn’t have wasted time on his way in. After entering, he should have reported the news of the outsiders at the earliest opportunity. After receiving such news, the royals within the Imperial Secret Territory would inevitably take some kind of action, most likely posting notices everywhere, strictly checking everyone’s identity, and so on. However, as far as Qi Tian’s experience showed, the Imperial Secret Territory remained calm and undisturbed, its cultivators seemingly unaffected by any panic, and everything continued as usual, which seemed a bit abnormal.